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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose responsibility is it to track the history of African families?
(a) The wives.
(b) The griot.
(c) The sons.
(d) The king.

2. How does Dankaran respond when Kanty demands rule of Mali?
(a) He ignores Kanty's request.
(b) He declares war against Kanty and his men.
(c) He relinquishes the land to him.
(d) He barters away half the land, keeping the other half for himsel.

3. Why is Sassouma jealous of Sogolon?
(a) Because she comes from a wealthier family.
(b) Because she is pregnant with the king's child.
(c) Because she is more beautiful.
(d) Because the villagers love her.

4. How old is young Djata when the reader first sees him again after his birth?
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Three years old.
(c) Thirteen years old.
(d) Ten years old.

5. How does Dankaran feel when Sundiata swears to return from exile?
(a) He is terrified.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is angered.

6. Which of the following ailments affects Sundiata?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is lame.
(c) He is mute.
(d) He is deaf.

7. What type of tree is Maghan Kon Fatta's favorite type of tree to rest under?
(a) A silk-cotton tree.
(b) An ash tree.
(c) A pomegranate tree.
(d) A magnolia tree.

8. Where do Sundiata's relatives travel for advise at the opening of the story?
(a) To Mecca.
(b) To Nirvana.
(c) To the palace.
(d) To the river.

9. From which direction does the hunter promise a "great light" will come from?
(a) From the south.
(b) From the west.
(c) From the east.
(d) From the north.

10. Who is Maghan Kon Fatta?
(a) Sundiata's father.
(b) Sundiata's grandfather.
(c) Sundiata's son.
(d) Sundiata's brother.

11. Which of the following elements does Kanty and his men have mastery over?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Earth.
(d) Air.

12. What does Kanty steal from Fakoli?
(a) His land.
(b) His money.
(c) His crops.
(d) His wife.

13. How do the people of Mali treat Sundiata after the king dies?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They revere him.
(c) They are kind to him.
(d) They mock him.

14. How does the room respond when Fassyky plays Kanty's magical musical instrument?
(a) The room is transfixed.
(b) The room falls asleep.
(c) There is no reaction from the room.
(d) The room becomes violent.

15. Which of the following characters does NOT enter exile with Sundiata?
(a) Fassyky.
(b) Manding Bory.
(c) Sogolon.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. Griots are considered "vessels of _____ ."

2. How many witches does Sassouma hire to kill Sundiata?

3. Which of the following countries is under Kanty's rule?

4. How does the king react to the news that Sogolon has gone into labor?

5. What does Dankaran take away from Sundiata, sending him into a fury?

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